Since the term of the Aayog, barring Chief Executive Officer (CEO), is co-terminus with the term of the Union Government, reconstitution was due since the formation of new government in June, earlier this year.

About National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog

• It is a government think-tank formed in 2015 via a resolution of the Union Cabinet, replacing the erstwhile Planning Commission.
• Composition:
  • Chairperson: Prime Minister of India.
  • Governing Council: Prime Minister; CMs of all the States and UTs with legislature; Lt. Governors of other UTs, Ex-Officio Members; Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog; Full-Time Members, NITI Aayog; and Special Invitees. 
    • Ex-officio Members include maximum 4 members of Union Council of Ministers nominated by the PM.
    • Special Invitees include experts, specialists and practitioners with relevant domain knowledge nominated by the PM.
  • Regional Councils: To address specific issues and contingencies impacting more than one state or a region.
  • CEO: Appointed by the PM for a fixed tenure, in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
• Twin mandate: 
  • To oversee the adoption and monitoring of the SDGs in the country, and 
  • Promote competitive and cooperative federalism among States and UTs.